8U2
Schafer /USFS/ Airport
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Location Information for 8U2
Coordinates: N48°4.78' / W113°14.70'
Located 15 miles SE of Schafer, Montana on 49 acres of land. View all Airports in Montana.
Estimated Elevation is 4856 feet MSL.
Operations Data
Airport Use:Open to the public
Activation Date:March 1945
Status:Operational
Control Tower:No
Seg-Circle:No
Beacon:None
Wind Indicator:Yes, Not Lighted
A.R.T.C.C.:SALT LAKE CITY
F.S.S.:GREAT FALLS
NOTAMs Facility:GTF (NOTAM-D available)
Sectional Chart:GREAT FALLS
AirspaceAnalysis:NOT ANALYZED
EST PRIOR TO 1959.
Attendance:Unattended
Airport Communications
CTAF:122.900
ASOS at GPI (42.8 W):132.625 406-233-0175
ATIS at GPI (42.8 W):132.625
AWOS-2 at CII (45.8 E):119.275 406-466-2259
Nearby Navigation Aids
IDNameFreqRadial / Range
VOD FCA KALISPELL 113.20 083°38.3
VOD CTB CUT BANK 113.35 214°46.4
VOT GTF GREAT FALLS 115.10 281°83.3
IDNameFreqBearing / Range
VOT SAK SMITH LAKE 515 272°48.9
Runway 07/25
Dimensions:3200 x 60 feet / 975 x 18 meters
Surface:Turf in Fair Condition
FIRST 400 FT OF RY 25 IS UNEVEN-BOUNCY-ROUGH.
Runway 07Runway 25
Coordinates:N48°4.76' / W113°15.09'N48°4.79' / W113°14.31'
Elevation: 4856.0 4850.0
Traffic Pattern: Left Left
Runway Heading: 87° True 267° True
Markings: in good condition. in good condition.
Obstacles: 55 ft Trees 300 ft from runway 110 ft Trees 254 ft from runway, 60 ft left of center
Services Available
Fuel:NONE
Transient Storage:Tiedowns
Airframe Repair:NONE
Engine Repair:NONE
Bottled Oxygen:NONE
Bulk Oxygen:NONE
Ownership Information
Ownership:Publicly owned
Owner:U S FOREST SERVICE
FLATHEAD NATIONAL FOREST
KALISPELL, MT 59901
406-755-5401
Manager:ADAM LADELL
SPOTTED BEAR RANGER STATION
HUNGRY HORSE, MT 59919
406-481-0826
SUMMER PHONE 406-758-5376.
Other Remarks
  • LOW AREA NORTH SIDE OF RWY APROX 1100' FROM APP END RWY 25-USE CAUTION.
  • WATCH FOR HORSES OR BIG GAME ANIMALS ON RY.
  • TAKE OFF AND LAND RY 25 CONDITIONS PERMITTING.
  • TREES AND TERRAIN IN TRANS SURFACE BOTH SIDES OF RY FULL LENGTH.
  • PRIMARY PURPOSE OF A/S IS A TRAILHEAD FOR WILDERNESS AREAS.
  • FOR CD CTC SALT LAKE ARTCC AT 801-320-2568.
  • RWY 07 FIRST 800 FT UNMARKED EXC THR.
  • RUNWAY CONE WIDTH MAY VARY. FIRST 2400 FT MARKED WITH WHITE CONES 200 FT APART.
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